The best restaurants in Athlone

25/08/2025: Delicious food and very friendly staff. Large portions and fast service. There is a children's menu.

15/07/2025: We’ve come to this place more than once for a meal — the food has always been great. However, despite how delicious the food is, they never inform you in advance about extra charges for things like rice or even for simply sitting at a table. You expect one price, but in the end, you feel deceived. Yet, that’s not even the main issue. The staff member behaves absolutely rudely and unfairly. Every time I come with my partner, they seat us at a smaller table, even when larger tables are clearly available. Other couples are allowed to sit at larger tables, and today we saw even a single person sitting at one — but we were denied that option. Today was the last time we visited this restaurant — and we didn’t even stay to eat. When we politely asked to be moved to a larger table by the window, a group of four people walked in. Instead of pushing two small tables together for them — which would have been fair, since we arrived earlier and are paying a considerable amount for both the food and the extra charges they impose — we were rudely asked to move. So we just left, and we will not be coming back. This wasn’t the first time this has happened. It feels like the staff think we owe them something. If your space is too small, perhaps it’s time to consider expanding, not punishing your guests for your limitations. It was unfair, disrespectful, and outright rude. The staff are unfriendly and unwelcoming. I do not recommend this place — you’ll feel pressured and uncomfortable throughout your visit.

28/01/2025: Wonderful hotel with AMAZING staff. A group of us had a wonderful stay in The Price of Wales to celebrate mid-term and meeting up after covid. We had a beautiful lunch with wonderful service from an amazing lady, we had such much fun and laughs over lunch. Later, we had a beautiful evening meal in the bar followed by cocktails. The young man working the night shift warmly welcomed us back after a few hours hanging out in the local bars. He was so friendly and helpful despite the late hour. Rooms were spotlessly clean. The shower and coffee machine were both brand new. Would recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a central location,free parking, amazing staff. We will return. Thank you all Monica & Co

22/12/2024: We went to the Prince of Wales Hotel in downtown Niagara-On-The-Lake specifically for High Tea. We have been to many high teas in different towns and cities. The one here has to be the absolute worst!!!The smoked salmon sandwiches (not a traditional high tea sandwich) were served on stale white bread!! Actually, all the breads were not fresh, including the egg-filled croissants. The scones were dry and tasteless. I discovered a dark hair in mine so I sent it back. Apologies were given but it didn't reflect any changes to our bill, which was $55/per person. When my niece made the reservation she said that 2 of us were celebrating our birthdays. Birthday wishes were not mentioned by the server. Nothing. Shame on Prince of Wales Hotel for serving inferior high tea at a very high price.

17/06/2025: Hi there I have seen your question regarding The Venue and I just wanted to say that I have attended the concert of "The year that grunge broke " previously at the Venue in Athlone town . I attended the concert with friends on the night and the concert lasted two hours.

14/09/2025: Friendly owners with a very comfortable bar and a really nice beer garden. Stop in for a pint (or 2 :)

13/09/2025: We stopped here while on a tour to Galway. What a fun atmosphere! A bachelorette party arrived while we were there. So much fun we almost missed our bus to Galway! Pat gave us a hello and great service. Highly recommend!

10/09/2025: Very pleased with the food at McDonald's! Everything was fresh and tasty - crispy French fries, not oversalted, juicy and well-assembled burgers. I especially liked the Chickenburger - tender chicken fillet, tasty sauce and fresh vegetables. The drinks were cold, the desserts were, as always, top-notch. It's nice that the taste is familiar and consistent - you always know what you're getting. A great place for a quick and tasty snack

10/09/2025: I recently visited a McDonald's location, and overall, I had a great experience. The service was fast and efficient, and the staff were friendly and polite. The food was hot and fresh — I ordered a Big Mac, fries, and a Coke, and everything tasted just the way I expected. The restaurant was clean and well-maintained, with plenty of seating available. I also liked that they had self-service kiosks, which made ordering very convenient. Of course, McDonald’s isn’t fine dining, but for a quick meal at an affordable price, it’s always a reliable choice.

07/09/2025: Overall, everything was good. The food was tasty. It just needed a good clean; the tables were sticky, as was the floor. Despite that, the food was tasty. Lots of people.

07/09/2025: Staff are lovely people went with my partner and 3 kids all kids had chips and chicken which was fine small bit over cooked but no harm they were content with it but where I have the issues are had a combo meal and the fajitas all of it was dry and seemed to be microwaved or heated up just was not up to par the staff were great people not there fault at all

22/09/2025: Nice pizza , nice service Was served fast and with smile .😊 recommend this place

19/09/2025: Delicious dinner and the service was very good

28/08/2025: Or a thousand welcome in Peddlers.

23/08/2025: Barman told us to leave just after charging us for drinks. We had paid for the drinks and in my opinion were ripped off. We then asked to speak with the manager and were refused and told get out of the pub in an aggressive way with security enforcement. Our Irish friend was sold a drink and allowed to drink it. We then asked multiple times to speak with management outside of the bar but nobody responded. The security said that the manager thought we were drunk but he didn’t believe that. I feel we were discriminated against just because of our ethnicity and will be seeking legal advice with respect to this. There was no other reason why they would have asked us to leave as we were behaving normally and only had two drinks prior to arriving at this bar. I will avoid this establishment in future.

15/09/2025: Great location, attentive staff, comfortable room, lovely pool. I have stayed here many times and it always meets expectations.

14/09/2025: Rooms are dated, so parking lot was packed when we arrived due to a wedding. Worked for a one night stop but could use some renovation work

20/07/2025: Decent Asian food in the heart of Athlone with a stunning ambience and great service. If you’re looking for a place to impress your date this is the place to be! My Recommendation: Prawn Crackers & Fried Dumplings :)

09/07/2025: I drove to Athlone from Co Cork for the night for work, workshop the next day. I Spent an hour online looking for something to eat. Couldn’t make my mind up, so my husband suggested Chinese. So glad I came to this place. The won ton noddle soup and sweet and sour pork with rice was excellent, fresh and full of flavour the best I’ve had since I left New Zealand 2 years ago. Service was on point and welcoming. Good vibes all around. Kia Ora!

21/09/2025: One of the best asian restaurants we’ve ever tried in ireland! Good service, ambiance with delicious and flavorful dishes Highly recommend 🥰

24/08/2025: Very good little restaurant, with affordable prices.

07/06/2025: The coffee is delicious. The staff is nice.

19/05/2025: Coffee and Carrot Cake, very tasty, good quality.

11/08/2025: I Hope the management sees this, I order the duck very often. It is the most delicious in town but my friends can you please take more effort to remove the bones please

28/07/2025: My first time ordering of them and last I should have just thrown my money in the bin never ever had an spice back so full of salt that my kids can’t even eat it and neither cud I and the customer service is just horrible how should I bring full boxes back if we literally told them it’s salty did we smell it’s salty🙄never again absolute disgrace

10/08/2025: We have ordered a paw patrol cake for our sons 2nd birthday online and it was amazing. It looked exactly like the reference picture and it tasted really nice. Since they closed the office in Tullamore we had to pick up the cake from their shop in Athlone. We got the smallest square cake and it was still huge and quite heavy. It was a chocolate sponge and chocolate cream cake. It wasnt too sweet or tasteless. I wish there is an option to add forest fruits, sour cherries or other fruits. It would elevate the cake so much. Will definitely going to order a cake there again.

03/08/2025: Great service and delicious food.

21/08/2025: To all the staff in Maisie’s, from the door staff to the bar staff to the glass collectors and cleaners, you made my entire hen weekend an absolute blast. From the Friday night dancing , Saturday day activities upstairs and into Saturday night dancing , you made us feel so welcome. As a hen party you tend to be watching yourselves and trying to separate as a lot of places don’t like seeing a bunch of women coming(I get it) however ye are different… we got waved at and welcomed from the second we got over that bridge! You guys are absolute amazing. Ye are number 1 in Athlone by a country mile and I’ll be recommending this place to everyone and their nana!!!! And also - whoever that Dj was that ye had Friday 15th and Saturday 16th - he’s an absolute superstar on the decks! I can’t wait to come back!! From the Galway Hen ❤️

30/07/2025: Great late bar for hen parties! Great music , lovley cocktails and very friendly staff! Definitely recommend 👏